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Hollywood's White Legal Heroes And The Legacy Of Slave Codes, Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Hollywood's White Legal Heroes And The Legacy Of Slave Codes, Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Katie Rose Guest Pryal
This chapter explores the portrayal of black defendants in mainstream legal cinema and draws connections between these portrayals, the legacy of slave codes, and the Supreme Court's rejection of statistical and historical proof of racism in the application of the death penalty. I focus on a sub-genre of legal cinema, what I call the "White Legal Hero" narrative. The typical white legal hero film tells the story of an innocent or otherwise righteous black male defendant facing a capital charge. He is represented by a white male "hero" lawyer who tries to overcome the racist justice system. The failure of …
The Rhetoric Of Sissy-Slogans: How Denigrating The Feminine Perpetuates The Terror Wars, Katie Rose Guest Pryal
The Rhetoric Of Sissy-Slogans: How Denigrating The Feminine Perpetuates The Terror Wars, Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Katie Rose Guest Pryal
This article uses rhetorical tools to study the denigration of the feminine prevalent in popular U.S. discourse during the era of the terror wars. The article argues that denigration of the feminine, often in the form of “sissy-slogans,” actually helps perpetuate the terror wars by rhetorically crafting an overtly feminine — and weak — home front that needs protection from outside forces.